Frisco, Colorado
Frisco's present was shaped by its past - a colorful era when crusty miners spent as much time in brawdy saloons as they did protecting their claims. At nearly 9,000 feet elevation, the spunky little town found itself at the center of Colorado's mining boom as stagecoach and two major railroad routes converged there. This 120-year-old mountain hamlet was also shaped by skiing, a sport so suited to the area that four of the country's best ski resorts - Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin - blossomed around Frisco.
Much of Frisco's past has been preserved within the Frisco Historical Park. Nineteenth century log cabins, including a chapel, private residences, and a jailhouse, have been restored and are on display. Frisco's Old Schoolhouse, converted to a town museum, is rich with displays of mining, railroad and Colorado pioneer history.